Chapter 273 Long-term Cooperation
Wen Zhen looked at her with a smile: "Is there anyone in this village who wants to sell a house?"
Aunt You looked at her in surprise: "You want to buy a house?"
"It's not me who wants to buy it, it's Brother Lin."
"Lin Jie?"
"Well, the air in the village is good, and the people are not complicated. He wants to move Uncle Lin to a new place, which will also help him recover from his illness."
Aunt You thought for a moment and said, "The only vacant house in the village right now is Old Zhu's yard. The other yards are a bit dilapidated. Even if they want to buy them, they have to repair them."
Wen Zhenyi didn't really want them to buy Zhu Tao's house, as it wasn't a comfortable place to live in. "Who else is there?"
"My father-in-law used to have an old house, but it hadn't been lived in for a long time. He would only clean it occasionally."
"Aunt, why don't you go back and ask Grandpa You if he can sell it for me?"
"Okay, I'll go back and ask for you."
"Why haven't I heard that you have an old house?"
Aunt You smiled and said, "At that time, I hadn't married your Uncle You yet. My father-in-law was given a house when he split up the family. It can't really be called a house, it was just a wall built in the middle so that each family could go in their own way."
"Isn't the house big?"
"Not big. Later, your uncle You and his brothers got older and wanted to get married. They couldn't all squeeze into that house, so they bought a new piece of land and built this house."
"So that's how it is."
"But it's more than enough for the Lin family father and son to live in. My father-in-law often goes back to clean it. Some places are just a little run-down and need repairing."
"That would be great."
Aunt You saw that the kitchen had nothing to do for her: "I'll go back and ask for you, and I'll give you a definite answer later."
When Wen Zhen starts preparing dinner for her family, A Xiang will help her.
"Master, do you want Uncle Lin to come and live in the village?"
"It's good that he comes to the village, so we can take care of each other."
"That's true. The courtyard house is so smoky and smelly." Ah Xiang could hear the sarcasm and ridicule from their neighbors every time she went there. If it were her, she would have hit someone a long time ago.
Wen Zhenyi came back and didn't see Cream: "Axiang, have you seen Cream?"
"No, the little guy ran away as soon as he came back to the village."
Wen Zhenyi smiled and shook his head: "I don't know where he went to play again."
"Excuse me, is this the Wen family?"
Ah Xiang walked out of the kitchen and saw the owner of the beef stall standing at the gate. "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to deliver something to Miss Wen."
Wen Zhenyi wiped the water stains on his hands and walked out of the kitchen: "I thought you forgot, or you sold out."
The beef stall owner laughed and said, "If they're all sold out, I really won't bother you anymore."
As soon as Wen Zhenyi walked out of the yard, he saw a lot of beef on the ox cart. There were ice cubes placed around it, so the beef did not have any strange smell.
The beef stall owner pointed to the beef bones on the ox cart and said, "I didn't know if you wanted them, so I brought them over to you."
"Yes, it's perfect for making soup." Wen Zhenyi asked Axiang to get a few large basins and put all the beef in them. "Boss, how much are these?"
The beef stall owner reported the weight and the price to her: "You helped me process the beef, so even if I give you a discount, thank you for your help. Otherwise, it would be a headache for me to take it back."
"It's okay. I just need it. If you have any unsold beef, just send it to me."
"Okay, thank you very much. But what do you want to do with all this beef?"
"I'm going to try making beef jerky. If it sells well, we can have a long-term partnership."
The owner of the beef stall smiled brightly upon hearing this: "Okay, okay, I'll bring you some leftover beef tomorrow, and I'll also give you some grass seeds."
"There's no rush now. I haven't found a suitable place yet. I have to wait a little longer."
"Okay, just tell me when you need it and I'll bring it to you."
Wen Zhenyi paid the bill and wanted to invite the beef stall owner to dinner, but he refused to do so, saying that his wife and children were waiting for him at home.
When Aunt You came back, she was stunned to see pots of beef in the yard: "Yi Yi, why are there so many beef?"
"I was just about to make something. Didn't you say you had nothing to do? So here I am."
When Aunt You heard this, she immediately took her apron, rolled up her sleeves and prepared to work: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
"I need you to help me cut this beef into strips of equal size."
“About how wide and long should it be?”
Wen Zhenyi used his hands to measure the size of a piece of beef for her: "It's this wide and this long."
"Okay, I'll start now."
Wen Zhenyi turned to look at Axiang: "Axiang, can you help me cut some bamboo or wooden sticks that are as thick as your index finger? They should be pointed at both ends so that they can easily penetrate the beef."
Axiang nodded and turned to look for suitable materials.
Wen Zhenyi was afraid that Aunt You would be tired, so he moved her to a cool place and brought her a stool for her to sit on while cutting.
Aunt You looked at her cautiously and said helplessly, "I'm not that delicate."
"I don't know if you're a squeamish person or not, but you can't get tired here, or I won't be able to explain myself."
Aunt You had no choice but to do as she said: “Yi Yi, I just went back and asked my father-in-law.”
"What did Grandpa You say?"
"He said he wanted to sell it, and the price was up to you. It wasn't a nice house, just an ordinary adobe house. The roof, doors, and windows probably needed repairs."
This was a bit embarrassing for Wen Zhenyi. Looking at the houses in the village, she really didn't know how much they would cost. "Are there any daily necessities in there?"
"If it's gone, the house will be empty, and they'll have to buy things themselves."
"Okay, I'll go talk to them and see what they think. Then I'll take them to see where it is."
"It's near the end of the village. I'll take you there when the time comes."
"Okay." Wen Zhenyi said and went back to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Aunt You continued to help process the pots of beef.
When Old Lady Wen and the others came back and saw the beef in the yard, they were all a little stunned: "Did this girl Yi Yi buy it?"
Aunt You nodded: "That's right."
Ma Yinghe was also a little confused: "Why did she buy so much beef?"
Aunt You shook her head: "You're asking the wrong person. I've never seen her buy so much beef in the store."
Wen Chengwen looked at the beef and said, "Just ask her and you'll know. What's the point of all this trouble?"
A few of them went to the kitchen and saw her rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for something.
Old Man Wen looked puzzled: "Yi Yi, what are you looking for?"
Wen Zhen continued to search without even turning his head: "Grandpa, I remember there is still a lot of white wine at home, right?"
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